In January, Walmart closed 102 of its smallest Express formats saying it no longer fit the retail giant’s expansion plans. Each store is around 10,000 square feet and employed about 60. The January closure was part of a broader move by Walmart to close under-performing operations.

Harps is a 100 percent employee owned company based in Springdale. With more than 3,900 employees, Harps is considered to be the largest employee owned company headquartered in Arkansas and the 30th largest employee owned company in the United States.